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03/29/2008 12:57:58 PM |
p.s. I had a quick go:
- USM @ 10,60,0
- selective colour adjustment on cyan of Red to bring out the pink glow on the beauty therapist
- bit of levels/contrast
I'm not sure it's a great improvement but the colours definitely pop more.
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03/29/2008 12:49:40 PM |
I didn't vote either but I'll try to give some constructive criticism. Personally I like the composition, especially as an EP. It's clearly a somewhat difficult exposure, limited by the highlights on the client's face...and with Basic ruleset means you're limited in what you can do to address it. I think the main reason for not appealing to voters isn't the composition but the processing (or lack of) but in the colours/sharpness/contrast/tones. As it is, it has a bit of a snapshot feel to it purely because of the colouring I think. Maybe try a small USM (10, 60, 0 is my standard output settings) and play with both levels/curves and selective colour to try to make the image 'pop' a little more. Also worth playing with the aperture to find the right level of ambient and flash light in the scene (if you have the time). You can control the amount of flash or ambient light by varying aperture and in this photo might have given you some extra options to isolate your subjects from the background.
In any case I think this is a better photograph than the score and place suggest, but it does seem that bright colours appeal to DPCers, and muted/washed out colours tend to turn them off.
Hope this helps, N |
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03/26/2008 02:13:38 PM |
I didn't vote Kelli, I would have probably given the shot a 5 and I'll try and explain why. I'm honeestly not sure why anyone would give a score less than 4 since the shot is indeed a portrait and an "environmental" shot too. Technically the picture is not too good, with the subject a little flat (contrast-wise). The subject seems a bit soft as well. The major issue is the composition though. Too many competing ideas take the viewer away from the main subject. People tend to be attracted to bright areas first (the white lamp, the patient), areas of lots of contrast (black bowl and white spoon and all the stuff on the shelves), areas of warm color (the patient). The challenge is to make all of this work in the subject's environment, and in this case it's not easy.
Overall I think the idea is good, your engagement with the subject is good but there are things to work on to improve. Hang in there and keep trying, you've definately got a good eye, now it's just hard work.
Oh and btw, this is just my opinion for what it's worth, hopefully this is helpful, but if not just ignore it.
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03/26/2008 08:19:08 AM |
| My dad and his wife have a day spa that they're turning over to her daughter, slowly but surely. This is a perfect shot from the perspective of someone who is tangentially familiar with the business. I'm glad your aunt liked it - my dad would display this as well! |
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03/25/2008 11:24:06 AM |
| interesting photo. not sure the pose is the most flattering |
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03/25/2008 10:45:05 AM |
| Funny! I also like her pose for the camera. |
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03/24/2008 04:55:58 PM |
| This lady doesn't look to thrilled that you're takeing her picture while she's working |
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03/22/2008 07:54:22 PM |
| Technically not great, but WOW! -- interesting stuff going on there... |
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03/21/2008 08:45:18 PM |
| This has a sinister sci-fi feel to it. |
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03/21/2008 01:26:21 PM |
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03/20/2008 08:06:39 AM |
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03/20/2008 07:27:30 AM |
| scenery is too cluttered, a more shallow DOF had helped. your subject isn't lit very well |
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03/20/2008 06:39:23 AM |
Can't say why, but this mademe smile ;-)
Well done! |
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03/19/2008 10:17:08 PM |
| The pink kind of washed out the photo and made it less interesting to me. |
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03/19/2008 05:59:52 PM |
| Wow, I wish I knew what freaky human experiment was going on here. Well done! |
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03/19/2008 01:13:50 PM |
| I really like this portrait. The ones that have been my favs in this challenge have been those that I didn't need to be led by the title, this among them. One suggestion. your foreground lighting is off and there's a very distracting shaddow the right of your subject, with these two corrections I think this could have been very high on the results page. |
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03/19/2008 05:58:11 AM |
| A very good picture....this is someone who truly is in their environment. |
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